Cymbal holder



F. M. STRAIGHT.. CYMBAL HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED DECJB, 1920.

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Patented Mayl, 1922.. I

F. M. STRMGHT.

CYMBALHOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED DECJB, $920.

1,416,522, Patentedv May 16, 1922.

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FEED M. STRAIGHT, OF `BRISTOL, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR ONE-HALF TO FRANKHARVEX" STRAIGHT, OF; BRISTOL, `RlfrIODlEl` ISLNVD. i

CYMBAL HOLDER.

Toni/'Z fie/wm #may concern:

"Be it known thatl, Fimo Sriiaierii, a citizen of the United States,residing at Bristol, in the county of Bristol and State oi Rhode Island,have invented a new and useful Cymbal Holder7 oil" which the followinUis a speciiication.` 3. e

slhis invention relatesto cymbal holders.

The general object of the invention isto improvise a cymbal holder whichmay be used for supporting` all types of cymbals int any desiredposition upon a drum.

Another object of the invention is ,to` provide a holder for cymbals soconstructed that the cymbals may be supported in a large 'ariety ofpositions. y y

The deviceI ofthe present invention may cymbals.

The invention will be best understood from a. consideration oit thefollowing detailed description taken in connectionwith the accompanyingdrawings toi-ming part of this specification, with the understanding,

however, `that the` invention is not confined to any strict yconformitywith the showing in the diawing7 but may be changed and modified so longas such changes and modiications mark no material departure from thesalient fea-tures of the invention as eX- pressed in the appendedclaims.

Inthe drawing. i

Fig. l is a perspective View of a portion of a drum with the holdersecured in, one position thereto and supporting a cymbal above the drum.f i

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the cymbal supported at the side of thedrum.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a third position of the cymbal.

Fig. 4i is a like view showing the holder adapted to receive a floor orbeater cymbal.

Fig. 5 is an elevation showing the improved holder per se. y

Infthe drawing. the letter 'D designates a drum, and Hthe hoop thereof,while` C denotes the cymbal. The device of the present invention isadapted to be clamped upon the hoop H at any desired point of itscircumference. i

The holder includes a. bar 6 having a slot 7 extending from anintermediate point substantially to one end thereof. At the opposite endof the bar an arm 8 projects at right angles and carries an ear 9extending paralpedal, crash, street or concertk e `Specification ofLettersflatent; Pgrtnted lway 16, 1922 Application led December 18,1920. Serial No. 431,534. i ,4 y

lel to the bar G. The ear 9 has one or more screw-tlirea iledperforations"adapted to receive thumb screws ll. Also' projecting fromthe bar .Gon the salme sidev thereof as the arm 8 is an ear 10 whichextends at right angles to the bar or parallel to arm 8. The ear l0 isbored in a manner similar to the ear 9 so that the thumb screws l1 maybe passed through either ear to `engage with the hoop of the drum. f

The slot 7 receives, a bolt i3; secured to one end of a flat spring l2.Thisbolt is slidable in the slot so that the spring' l2 is. adjustablealong the bar 6. A wing nut l5 is provided on the bolt 13, and washers14 are likewise mounted on said bolt so that theV` flat spring 12v maybe clamped in an ad- `iusted position upon the bar. Usually/i.one' ofthe washers will be on each side ofl the bar when the spring is clamped.y

` The opposite end of the spring l2 has a bolt 1G secured thereto,vwhich bolty mounts a metal washer 17 and a pairroi` non-metallic washers18'. A wing` nut .i9 vmakes it pos-- sible for the cymbal to beclampedbetween the two washers 18 so that the cymbal extendssubstantially at right angles to the longitudinal axis of the springl2.` Preferably the washer 18 adjacent the metallic washer 17 isunitedthei'eto to eliminate as far as possible the chance of losing `thewashers.

Ifit is desired to clamp the cymbal directly upon the bar G, as whenmounting a floor or beater cymbal on the drum, the arrangement will bcthat depicted in `Fig. 4i. lflere a thumb screw 2() is shown passingthrough the slot 7 with a washer 22 provided at its extremity and `asecond washer 2l on the opposite side of the bar 6. lith the aid of anut it will be an easy matter to clampvthe cymbal in an adjustedposition along the bar 6. i

The device oit the present invention, as is clearly shown in thedrawings, permits the holding of a cymbal in almost any positionrelativeto a drum. It is adaptable` to all 4types of cymbals, andbecause et this vibrations ot the same are cheeked. The 'liet Spring hasbeen tonnel to permit the required vibration.

Yi/'hat is claimed is l. A cymbal holder including a bar, a longitudinalslot in said bar, an eer 'liest to the bar at one end thereof andextending;1 et right angles to the bar, a second eer parall/el to thebar amil spaced from the lirst ear on the same side olf the ber as thelirst ear, and means receiveifi Within Said slot for detachably clampinga cymbal to the bur, said. ears being adapted to clamp Jthe l ir lo adrum in :i plurality el different positions.

A cymbal. holder .includingv n bnr, a longitudinal slot in said bar. anear tast to the hir et one end thereotl and extending' et rigijht anglesto the bar, a second ear parallel to the har and spaced Yfrom the ear onthe seme side olf the bei' as the lirst ear, a spring afljustnblymounted on said bar, means received within the slet `lorclamping one end o'lt the Spring to the bar, :nul means on the oppositeenrl oi the siliring; to clamp a cymbal thereto.

3. A cymbal holder comprisinga a straight bar, :11n ear projecting at right angles to the bar at one end thereof, an arm projet-ting,r from thesuine sille of the bar as said ear nml parallel thereto, a. eeconcl earcarried by the arm nt its outer endV and extending parallel to the barin a direction away from the lirst ear, both ears having screw-threadedbores whereby thumb screws may be passed through each ear to clamp thebar upon the hoop ot a drum, a slot provided in said bar and extending'For the greater part of the length thereo't anil to the end remote fromthe :Erstmal-meel ear, a bolt received in said slot, a lat springlunited to saicl bolt and held thereby in a position at right angles tothe bar, and cymbal clamping means carried upon the extremity oit thespring; whereby a cymbal may be clamped in a position to lie parallel tothe bar.

4. A cyn'ibal holder comprising a rigid bar, means at one end ot saidbar 'lor conmeeting` a cymbal thereto, :rnd eel'iarate means at theother enel ol said bar 'for 'ltsteningr 'the latter to a drum in aplurality oli rli'll'erent positions with the oar in either a horizontalor vertical position.

5. A cymbal holder comprising); a rigid bar, means carried thereby lorooimeeting' a cymbal thereto, and a air oi ars at one end oil' said barand located at right angles to each other, saifl earsl having`eeiriarate litening` means, whereby they may be Semin-ell to the drumwith the bnr in a plurality ot l ilierent posi tions.

(5. A cymbal holrler comprisingT a bar. means ior mounting; the saine inposition, a hat spring mounted et one cnil on the har and projectingtherefrom, :unl means :it the other end ot the spring' 'for connecting;a cymbal thereto, `whereby the spring is 'lree to vibrate.

ln testimony that I claim the 'lorep'oin,gr as my own, I have heretoaflixecl my signaN ture.

FRED M. STRAIGHT.

